Nischal Ghimire went missing after a trip to the beach at Glenelg. Search boats this morning started looking for any trace of the missing 22-year-old.

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Man vanishes, leaves disabled child alone

by Elizabeth Henson

28th Dec 2018 12:29 PM

AN AIR, ground and sea search is continuing in a bid to find a young man who went missing at Glenelg beach while looking after a child with a disability.

Nischal Ghimire, 22, of Clarence Park, works as a carer and had been looking after a 10-year-old boy when he disappeared.

Mr Ghimire was last seen about 4pm on Thursday but was not reported missing until about 12.30am on Friday after the 10-year-old boy - who cannot speak - knocked on the door of a property on North Esplanade, in Adelaide.

Nischal Ghimire was last seen at 4pm.

SA Police Inspector Sandy Morey said police were hopeful Mr Ghimire would be found alive.

"(Mr Ghimire) is the carer of a young boy, of about 10 years old, and they've come down in the heat of yesterday afternoon," he said.

"The child has been located on the foreshore by nearby residents and a search has been underway since."

Inspector Morey said police suspect Mr Ghimire had been in the water.

"The young boy indicated by his appearance that he had been in the water - whether the adult had been in the water as well, we don't know at this point," he said.

"Unfortunately the boy has a disability and is unable to speak so we're not able to get any information from him as to what actually happened."

Nischal Ghimire’s white Mitsubishi Colt was found parked by the beach.